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DEFENSIVENESS
Defensiveness (noun) — excessive sensitivity to criticism.
“his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence”
Defensiveness is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble (and Words With Friends letter values vary). Below are its anagrams and the shorter words hidden inside it.
Anagrams of DEFENSIVENESS
No anagrams — the letters DEEEEFINNSSSV only spell this word.
Words made from the letters in DEFENSIVENESS
1 × 11-letter words
3 × 10-letter words
6 × 9-letter words
17 × 7-letter words
52 × 6-letter words
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73 × 5-letter words
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88 × 4-letter words
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